Below is my Creek CAS4140 Amp that I purchased in 1988. Over the last couple of years the sound has been intermittently cutting out on one channel randomly. I contacted Creek and after an email exchange with Mike Creek himself he suggested that the fault was likely to be with the speaker relay and to prove it by tapping the relay while playing music. This proved to be the case with the sound coming and going as I tapped it. For the cost of £10 Creek have sent me a replacement relay. So one of my jobs this week is to unsolder the old relay and replace it. I’ll let you know how it goes.
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Do you have a Desoldering gun? Want to avoid damaging the pads when removing the old part.
Watched one YouTube video channel where one audio guy used an insulated pencil with rubber end to touch components to try and spot dry joints or cracked resistors, etc. surprising how easy it was for him to find faults with just a pencil on an active amp just by listening. Not that I’m recommending that technique but amazing what a gentle tap will do.
I do have a desoldering tool. I’ll make sure I use it to remove the excess. Thanks for the reminder.
Relay changed and I’ve been testing the amp for a couple of hours now with no problems. Hopefully it will be good for another 38 years (which is probably longer than I will last)!
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